Mower attachment.



I. R. REBER.

MOWER ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED SBPT.5,1911.

1,056,122, Patented Mar. 18, 1913.

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NTED STATES TNT GFFCE.

RVIN E. BEBER, OF MARSHALL, MINNESOTA.

MOWER ATTAC-MENT.

Application filed September 5, 1911.

To ci?? whom, it m 0 1/ concern Be it known that l, RvD' R. REBER, a citizen of the TJnited States, and a resident of Marshall. in the county of Lyon and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Mower Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in attachments for mowing machines and is particularly designed for application to a mowing machine when the same is to be used for cutting flax.

The invention consists generally in the constructions and combinations hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, Figure l is a plan view of a portion of a mowing machine having my attachment applied thereto, Fig. is a side elevation of the attachment, Fig. is a section of the attachment taken on line near the inner end of the same, Fig. 4 is a section on line 4.*4 of Fig. l, Fig. 5 is a detail plan view of a portion of the attachment.

it is a well known fact that it is very difficult to harvestl flax without great loss from the shelling out of the seed as the flax is being cut and handled. Flax, as usually grown, is short and becomes very much tangled, and it is practically impossible to cut it with a binder. lf an attempt is made to cut it with a binder a large amount of the seed is pounded out as the flax goes through the machine. Cutting flax is also very hard on the binder and will soon wear it out. if flax is cut with an ordinary mowing machine it is equally spread over the ground and the horses and the machine itself must pass over the cutl grain and a great deal of the seed will be trampled or pressed out, thereby occasioning great loss. l overcome these objections by providing means whereby the cut flax is left in a substantiallyT upright or vertical position, the cut grain being gently pressed toward the center line of the cutter bar thereby leaving the flax standing substantially vertical and in a windrow in line with the center of the critter' bar, so that the next time the team comes around the wheels of the moving machine, and the horses, will pass upon opposite sides of the windrow of cut flax. The flax being left in a windrow is handled very easily and being in this posi- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 18,1913.

Serial No. 647,654.

tion practically none of the seed is shelled out in the cutting of the grain, and none by the pressure of the horses or machine in passing over the same.

fn the drawings, 2 represents a portion of a frame of a mowing machine, 3 represents the finger bar and 4f the slotted guards projecting forwardly from the finger bar and through which the knives on the cutter bar or sickle 5 reciprocate. The cutter bar is operated in the usual manner and the knives reciprocate through the slotted guards a also in the usual manner. For

guiding the travel of the cut grain, while holding it in a substantially vertical posi tion, I prefer to provide a bar 6 preferably having at its rear edge depressions 7 and openings 7, and to this bar I secure a series of rods S. These rods extend backward from the bar G and preferably, while they are substantially parallel to each other, they extend in diagonal lines converging toward each other, but leaving a central clear space in the rear of the center of the bar G. The rods S are preferably secured to the bar G by rivets 9 which pass through eyes in the ends of the rods, and said rods also pass through the holes 7 and the rear portions of the rods are preferably depressed so as to rest upon the surface of the ground as the machine is being moved forward. The rear ends of the rods S are elevated so as not to catch in the ground if the machine is moved backward. The bar 6 is preferably secured to the under side of the finger bar 3 by clips 6 and bolts 9', these bolts preferably securing certain of the guard fingers 4 to t-he finger bar 3.

The bar 6 is preferably cut away aty its forward edge so as to form extensions between which are recesses into which the heels of the guard fingers a project. The ends of the rods S are riveted to the extensions 6 by suitable rivets 9 and said extensions are preferably upwardly turned at their ends as are also the ends of the rods 8 where they are riveted onto said extensions. The rods 8 are held firmly to the bar 6 by rivets and by the depressions in the bar 6 in which the rods lie after they pass through the holes in said bar. This structure is clearly shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. I prefer to secure the bar 6 to the under side of the finger bar 3, and to do this by means which permits a slight rocking movement of the bar 6, permitting the ends of the rods 8 to rise and vlall au thev pass over inequalities in the grouiul.

For seeuring the bar (i to the linger bar. l preiferabljvY provide a series ot the elips o. i have shown three such Clips in the dravving and eonsider that this ninnber ivill usu ally be suttieient. These lipsI are narlj'v Lisshaped and pass around the bar o `as .shown in VFig. i of the drawings, and Vtheir 'tree endsl are secured to the iinger bar 23 bv bolts 9 vvhieh also seeure the eorresptnnling guard linger vl; in position as shoivn in Fig. l ot the drawings. The bolts 9 ivhieh hold the clips in position are preterabl;7 a little longer than the bolts that are used lor hold- .ingA the other guards in position on the linger bar. dat, the inner end oll the bar (37 l preterabljY provide a short standard liz?, ivhieh is prei'erablv riveted, or otherwise suitabl.Y seeured to the bar G. This standard preterabl)vv arranged in an inclined position? and inelii'iedrods'll are seeured to it, one above anothe.' and the;vv extend substantialljv over and parallel to the outermost and loin' t rod tl upon that end of the Cutter barn )it the other end of the bar l preterablj,Y provide a divider This is pre'fen abliv tornied an shoivn in Fig` Q. all in one pieee, having a hook lil' at its for vard end, adapted 'to hook onto the end o1Q the shoe Q0, and extending in a eurved line upward and haelt to a point bevond the rear edge oli the linger bar. it then extends downward toward the tinger bar and is seeured to the shoe 2f.) in place ot the usual 'wooden divider., b v a suitable bolt 2l sueh as is ordinarilyY used tor seeuring the Vivooden di vider board in position. This divide f thenlpretext-abij.'v extended upivard. l'orining a Standard with its upper end seein-ed to the upper portion ot the divider. di series of rods 17 are serured to the stanoard 22 and project bachr- ,vard. one above another substantialllvT pa 'allei vvith the outermost rod S at that end oi.E the eutter bar` ln operation. the eut grain remains in a sul'xstantiallv upright position, dropping, while remaining thus upright, doivn betiveen the rods its the niaehine advances the out'` grain is inoved invvard by the rods 8 and the end rods 1 3 and li'. until it. is conipressed in a windrow back of the Center line oit the entier bar. at the saine time taining its subetantialb.' upright position. rlhis briiigs the eut tlai into a ivindroul ivithout its being rolled over or handled in an)v way that ivould eanse the seed to be shaken ont as the ase ivhere the out flax is rolled over or roughly handled in any manner. The grain passing back over the Finger bar iviili be directed by the rods into the central windrow ivith the heads up 3eriuost. vvhere dieiT will dryY inueh niore rapidlyY than when allowed to 'fall doivn upon the ground.

bar the ,bling ot the grain, or bringing anyv ot the parts ot the deviee in eontaet ivith the bolts or heads to shake out the seeds. The eut tlaX being lett in a center vvindrovv in this inanner, when the teain and 'the nnuhine eolne around tor the next eut, the Wheels ot the inoving inaehine straddle. this Wintilroiv and the horses travel a long one on eaeh side thereof. rllhere is, thereforeT no t'ainpling or pressing ot the l'laX and no hnoelting or sha lling out o li the seed.

The detailsl ot the eonstruetion inajyY be varied in inany inirtieulars without departingl troni in v invention.

l elaiin as in v7 invention;

l. rihe combination, with a mowing inaehine linger bar, ot rods projecting reari'ardly theret'roni, said rods being arranged in groups, the rods oit one group eonverging` toivard but Separated troni those ot the other group, wherein7 a gap or opening is tornied between the groups ot rods vinto vvhieh the grain is directed to torni a eent` 'ai ivindroiv,

The eonibination, with a nunving nnb ehine bar, oi.2 a series ot converging rods extending rearwardly t'roni said bar, a gap or opening being provided between the rods on the opposite sides ot the iniddle portion of said bar. the rods near the ent` of said bar being arranged one above another in substantially vertiail planes and operating to direet the grain in an upright position to the gap or opening` t'orn'ied between the opposingl rods.

3. The combination, ivith a tinger bara ot rods arranged in groups on each side of the niiddle portion ot' said bar and projecting rearvardb7 therefrom, the rods ot one group eonverging tovvard but separated troni those of the other group5 ivherebv a lane or opening provided between said groups ol rods in the rear of the middle portion of said barl` the outer rods of eaeh group being` on a higher lever than the inner rods oit the saine group and ope ating to direct 'the grain in an Vupright position into a ivindroiv in said lane or opening,

et. The combination7 with a inoiver linger bar, ot a bar G, of means tor securing said. bar G to said linger bar, a series of eonverging rods 8, projecting rearwardly7 troni the bar G, and converging rods .t3 and if' arranged in planes above the level oit' said first nained rods at the ends of said bar o, substantiall'vT as described.

The eoinbination7 with a linger bar7 ot' (LTR rods projecting rearwardly therefrom, said rods being arranged in groups on each side ot the middle port-ion of said bar, the rods ot' one group converging toward but separated from those of the other group thereby forming a central lane or gap between them, said rods gradually increasing in length from the inner toward the outer rods of each group and said rods operating to direct the grain into a central windrow in the gap or opening between the groups ot' rods.

G. The combination, with a linger bar, of rods projecting rearwardly therefrom, the outer rods being arranged in substantially inclined planes and cooperating with the other rods to directthe grain into a central windrow in the rear of the middle portion ot said finger bar.

7. The combination, with a inger bar and guides arranged in groups on each side ot the middle portion of said bar and projecting rearwardly therefrom, the guides of one group being separated from those ot the other group whereby a lane or opening is provided between said groups, the outer guides of each group being on a higher level than the inner guides of the same group and operating to direct the grain in an upright position in said lane or opening.

8. The combination, with a mowing machine inger bar, of guides projecting rearwardly therefrom, said guides being arranged in groups, the guides of one group converging toward but sepa ated from those otl the other group, whereby a gap or opening is formed between the groups of guides into which the grain is directed to form a central windrow.

ln witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of August 1911.

IRVIN R. REBER.

lVitnesses C. H. REHrUss, A. M. VVALsTRoM.

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